Innovation is widely recognized as a central driver of economic growth and development.
Jun152017
Jun152017
Shri Pabitra Buragohain, President, Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region meets DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh
The President of Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), Shri Pabitra Buragohain met the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, here today.
Jun152017
Ministry of Culture to start implementation of ‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ from Goverdhan Block, Mathura
In the year of commemoration of the birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, who hailed from Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Culture, Government of India is launching the implementation of the ‘‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ at Goverdhan Block, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh in a day long
Jun152017
Labour reaffirms commitment to tackling illegal air quality on National Clean Air Day
Commenting on the first National Clean Air Day in the UK, Sue
Hayman, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs said:
“With nearly 40 million people in Britain living in areas with
illegal levels of air pollution and more than 2,000 schools and nurseries close
to roads with damaging levels of diesel fumes, the first ever National Clean
Air Day today is a timely and welcome reminder of the scale of the problem of
illegal air quality in the UK.
“Labour welcomes this first National Clean Air Day to raise
awareness about the need to cut harmful vehicle emissions and fight pollution.
“On this National Clean Air Day, Labour reaffirms our commitment
to bringing forward a new Clean Air Act and calls on the government to stop
ducking and diving on this issue and take responsibility to end the public
health scandal of poor air quality.”
Jun152017
News story: BBC Springwatch at Porton Down
The current series of BBC Springwatch features two special items about flora and fauna which were filmed recently at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) Porton Down site.
Porton Down will be featured in tonight’s episode, due to be broadcast this evening at 7:30pm on BBC Two. It will look at some of the animals that make their home amongst the chalk grasslands of Porton Down’s ranges.
A previous episode, which aired on Thursday 8 June, featured the flora that flourishes on the site, including the rare Lady Orchid. It is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer
Porton Down is one of, if not the, best-preserved chalk grasslands in Europe. The low level of human impact and development has enabled the man-made, semi-natural grassland to flourish and encourage a wide range of biodiversity. As a result, Porton Down boasts many rare species such as the Lady Orchid, the Duke of Burgundy butterfly and the Stone Curlew.
The programmes look at the many ways in which the wildlife flourishes and discuss the reasons for such an abundance of biodiversity. They also explore the relationships between the plants and animals, specifically insects and other invertebrates, as well as describing some of the various plant species that thrive on the plain.